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robotic lawnmower, moves at directions of multiples of 60^o, at most 10 m

Source: 2013 (-14) Swedish Mathematical Competition p4

August 31, 2020
geometrycombinatoricscombinatorial geometry

Problem Statement

A robotic lawnmower is located in the middle of a large lawn. Due a manufacturing defect, the robot can only move straight ahead and turn in directions that are multiples of 60o60^o. A fence must be set up so that it delimits the entire part of the lawn that the robot can get to, by traveling along a curve with length no more than 1010 meters from its starting position, given that it is facing north when it starts. How long must the fence be?